“viewers can engage more deeply with the ad through a cleaner experience.”
I don’t want to engage with the ads, I don’t even want to see them. If companies could put ads in our dreams they would.
avanross on
Except for that anyone with a phone can see this isnt true…..
_sfhk on
That’s the whole controversy? People are up in arms because they changed the 5-second countdown into a progress bar?
notAligature on
They have the small ads then if you don’t skip it’ll play long axs ad,sometime 5 mins,happens at nite the most
GriveousDance21 on
They will do it… eventually. They’ll force people to watch Brazzers or OnlyFans ads in the future.
shgysk8zer0 on
I know for a fact that’s a lie. At least until it’s enabled.
And it’s not just that the button is hidden. It’s that I don’t know if an ad can eventually be skipped, how long is left, or if there’s another one after.
catalupus on
I was watching a video last night and one of the pre-roll ads was over 1 hr long.
Instant switch over to Firefox with Ublock Origin….
herseyhawkins33 on
“you’re holding it wrong”
Guygenius138 on
Revanced on the phone and Brave browser on PC at the tv means never seeing ads.
risbia on
AdBlock makes YT ads display for a brief second with no sound and then the skip button appears immediately, it’s great
A_Roka on
Theyre gonna hide the skip button…
notduskryn on
I don’t blame YouTube, I blame the morons that still don’t use adblockers or modded clients in big 2024
your_eleanor on
I wonder how much money they are losing trying to fight adblockers and making adds more intrusive over making premium actually worth subscribing to…
Erogenous_Nectarine on
I’ve seen this too, you can still skip but you can’t see the countdown.
Erogenous_Nectarine on
I’ve seen this too, you can still skip but you can’t see the countdown.
StarryNightSandwich on
YouTube really loves shooting itself in the foot and asking its users to pay for the hospital bill
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It’s hiding the countdown timer…
“viewers can engage more deeply with the ad through a cleaner experience.”
I don’t want to engage with the ads, I don’t even want to see them. If companies could put ads in our dreams they would.
Except for that anyone with a phone can see this isnt true…..
That’s the whole controversy? People are up in arms because they changed the 5-second countdown into a progress bar?
They have the small ads then if you don’t skip it’ll play long axs ad,sometime 5 mins,happens at nite the most
They will do it… eventually. They’ll force people to watch Brazzers or OnlyFans ads in the future.
I know for a fact that’s a lie. At least until it’s enabled.
And it’s not just that the button is hidden. It’s that I don’t know if an ad can eventually be skipped, how long is left, or if there’s another one after.
I was watching a video last night and one of the pre-roll ads was over 1 hr long.
Instant switch over to Firefox with Ublock Origin….
“you’re holding it wrong”
Revanced on the phone and Brave browser on PC at the tv means never seeing ads.
AdBlock makes YT ads display for a brief second with no sound and then the skip button appears immediately, it’s great
Theyre gonna hide the skip button…
I don’t blame YouTube, I blame the morons that still don’t use adblockers or modded clients in big 2024
I wonder how much money they are losing trying to fight adblockers and making adds more intrusive over making premium actually worth subscribing to…
I’ve seen this too, you can still skip but you can’t see the countdown.
I’ve seen this too, you can still skip but you can’t see the countdown.
YouTube really loves shooting itself in the foot and asking its users to pay for the hospital bill